PROFILE/ BIOEducation- Pratt Institute Art & B.A. Industrial Design 1996. BiographyPaul is a NYC based artist and designer who studied both art, industrial design and architecture at Pratt Institute, and also travels abroad. As a small child Paul had a talent for drawing and sculpting, creating drawings of futuristic vehicles, containing all the architecture for housing on the move. When he arrived from Krakow, Poland he began 4th grade in Queens, NY. Immediately he won the 1st place Peace Poster Competition in all of Queens. Soon attending Eaglebrook School in Deerfield Massachusetts for three years, he started to learn about photography, batique, pottery, and stained glass among other subjects. It was not until he got to Pratt Institute that his artistic and design oriented learning continued. There he made many fabulous projects that inspired his life long interest in painting, sculpture and design. Upon graduation he went to work for Roe Eliseo Architects & Engineers where he created a cute bag just to transport a model, and later it sold in Tokyo, and La Bagagerie, Paris and Hong Kong, and The Whitney Museum Store Next Door even. In the meantime he also continued to exhibit designs at a show in Amsterdam Holland at 23 Anjeliers Straat, of paintings and sculptural design: exhibiting lamps, a illuminated origami style wall, objects, and paintings etc.. Later Furniture of the 20th Century showroom, Gallery 91 in Soho NYC . He later went on to work at several design offices like Revlon, and other NYC design spaces. Paul continued drawing and painting and creating prototypes and models for all kinds of architectural and interior applications. He also submitted his proposal to NASA for a non destructible airplane that was similarly used for the Mars mission. His inspiration comes from all of history, and other-worldly resources, and at times even Japanese, or modernistic ideas. Presently Paul is involved in the design and management of his 2 boutique hotels Fort Pl b&b and Parkside b&b in Brooklyn NY. His hotel has garnered the attention of the Guardian of London, bestowing it the 3rd place in the NYC Boutique Hotel category, and was also awarded 10 best Boutique hotels in NYC by The Gothamist. Paul has also had several articles written about his art and design, featured in the Staten Island Advance, and the latest being a mural he created the summer 2015 in the September "Scenes and Places" section of the S.I. Advance.

​Artist's Statement

As a multidisciplinary artist I wish to engage painting, sculpture and design with the public and the community. Originality and invention is the paramount source of inspiration for me. Whether it is painting or design the process is different, but the outcome should be similar, and that is to inspire and make the environment a better place. Inspiration comes from the world surrounding us and of course history and others, making for a exuberant mix of ingredients in stimulating the creative process. Watercolor and drawing are the cornerstone of my creative stimulation, and are the foundation to my creativity, while studying the environment. Hand and eye coordination is part of this discovery process. The Futurists ideas married art and movement and this confirms in my mind that it is healthy and fun to draw and paint watercolors outdoors anyway. In oil painting other ideas come into play. There is a whimsical interaction in the oils between the abstract and the representational figurative world and a childlike fascination with color and arrangement of color and texture, layers. combining geometric patterns with lush figurative painting have been the object of fascination. Spontaneity is important to me.